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The National Palliative Care Program

Information on Commonwealth Programmes

The Palliative Care Section of the Department of Health and Ageing acts in collaboration with state and territory governments, institutions and key stakeholders to ensure ongoing improvement in the provision of quality palliative care to all Australians. Palliative Care is directly involved with the sector through its administration of funding via state and territory governments to such groups through the Palliative Care in the Community initiative and the Local Palliative Care Grants Program. The section is vitally concerned with: support for patients, families and carers in the community; increased community access to palliative care medicines via the Palliative Care Medicines Working Group; workforce education, training and support; and, research and quality improvement for palliative care services. Further detail on the section's role within the Department of Health and Ageing can be found at: http://www.health.gov.au/palliativecare